Jay Wallace, the former deputy for the Island County Sheriff’s Office who ran for sheriff amid controversy over a 911 call, will appear in Island County Superior Court on Monday as his legal battle over the 911 incident gets underway.

Charges were filed by the state Attorney General’s Office in August against Wallace for allegedly lying to police after a 911 hang-up incident in February. He is charged with the crime of false swearing, a gross misdemeanor.

Wallace pled not guilty in September.

According to the state Attorney General’s Office, the a pre-trial hearing will be held Monday.

“We are set for an omnibus hearing, pre-trial conference, a ‘motion for a bill of particulars’ and a ‘motion for discovery’ or a subpoena to the Island County Sheriff for some records the defendant wants,” said Scott Marlow, assistant attorney general. “The defendant might also move to continue the trial.”

The misdemeanor case is being heard in Superior Court. The maximum penalty is one year in jail, $5,000, or both, plus restitution and court costs.

The charges stem from an incident earlier this year when Wallace was on duty and didn’t respond to a 911 hang-up call from a woman who was being held hostage and sexually assaulted in Freeland.

Wallace was fired in April by Sheriff Mike Hawley for false reporting and failing to follow the sheriff’s office protocol on 911 hang-up calls.

Wallace, 64, has doggedly maintained his innocence since the 911 controversy in February.

A candidate for sheriff at the time, he said he was a victim of a political smear campaign conducted by Hawley. Hawley denied the claim.

Wallace recently told reporters he passed a polygraph test when questioned about the 911 incident.

He refused to step out of the race for sheriff after he was fired from his deputy job, and he switched parties in June from Republican to Democrat when his fellow Republicans refused to endorse his candidacy. He lost his race for sheriff against Republican Mark Brown earlier this month.